Deirdre Shields lists 10 butterfly species that have declined over the past 40 years.
THE FIELD
The plight of the butterfly
Many of the UK’s butterflies are under threat but, thanks to Butterfly Conservation, it is not all doom and gloom. Deirdre Shields is all of a flutter.
Hatching habitat
There are stirrings in the hedgerows as the peak season for first pheasant and then partridge hatching gets under way. With this comes the biggest dilemma in low-ground wild game…
Pheasant and partridge shooting at Powderham Castle
Pheasants and partridges hit the heights at Powderham Castle, but the guns are even more ambitious, as Rory Knight Bruce discovers.
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Farming mint
Sir Michael Colman is as keen as mustard to keep his farm in mint condition and produce single-estate peppermint oil and tea.
Linguini with Brixham crab
The brown crab seems to be doing well at the moment; certainly there never seems to be a shortage. So why not make a meal out of it?
Where to see ancient trees
Thanks to lack of revolution and invasion, Britain has more ancient trees than any other country in northern Europe. Why not visit them?
Ancient trees grow with ancient families
Thanks to lack of revolution and invasion, Britain has more ancient trees than any other country in northern Europe.Elizabeth Walton discovers the family trees of the Dukes of Abercorn, Argyll…
Pigeon in spring
I may be a dyed-in the wool country bumpkin, but sometimes I envy the urban gardener. Life on a town-centre vegetable plot is so pest-free.